(n.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.
(n.) A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front.
Example Sentences:
(1) Previous studies have demonstrated leaching from chromated-copper-arsenate (CCA)-treated wood, which is used in pilings and bulkheads, and resulting toxicity to various estuarine organisms.
(2) US Navy naval architects devised a plan where the superstructure was stripped as far as possible to lighten the ship then watertight bulkheads were fitted internally to form buoyancy chambers.
(3) The cabin and bulkheads of Plastiki have also been constructed out of a special recycled material called srPET, made of webs of plastic.
(4) The effects of chromated copper arsenate (CCA), used for treating wood in docks, pilings, and bulkheads, were studied in several estuarine organisms.
Connector
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, connects
(n.) A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in pneumatic experiments.
(n.) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact.
Example Sentences:
(1) Proheads of bacteriophage lambda which carry the connector of phage phi 29 instead of that of lambda have been produced in vitro.
(2) The system called PRONG (Parallel Recording Of Neural Groups) includes a microelectrode, a lightweight reusable connector, a 24-channel FET-hybrid preamplifier, a 3-band 24-channel amplifier, a 24-channel spike monitor, high-speed digital and analog interfaces and a computer.
(3) The design of linear nucleic acid molecules or molecules containing single-stranded loops or connectors is also possible through application of the procedure.
(4) A model for a general connector to account for the common functions carried out by these viral assemblies is discussed together with the possible role of the channel for DNA translocation.
(5) This device delivers a volume of gas at a controlled pressure to a jet located in the patient connector proximal to a standard single lumen endotracheal tube.
(6) Displacement in the periphery of the finishing line and for the major connector in each mode was extremely small compared to the amount of downward pressure on the mucose and the labio-lingual displacement of natural teeth.
(7) Open the phone just enough to reveal the metal bracket covering the home button cable, remove it with tweezers, and pry the connector up from its socket.
(8) To investigate the usefulness of a simplified Master's two step test (s-MTT) for preschool children aged 4-6, s-MTT was carried out in our pediatric cardiology clinic using a new stair and connector for joining the leads from each child to the ECG machine.
(9) This article describes the use of a round bar connector that will aid the preservation of bone support for two isolated mandibular canines when a fixed partial denture replacing the anterior teeth is contraindicated.
(10) In vitro DNA packaging activity in a defined system derived from bacteriophage phi 29 depends upon the chemical integrity of the connector protein p10.
(11) The current infection control guidelines for anesthesia breathing circuits require single-patient use or high-level disinfection of breathing tubes, y-connector, and reservoir bag.
(12) Features that may be important for the folding and function of this MnSOD include: (1) a cis-proline in a turn preceding the first long helix; (2) a residue inserted at position 30 that distorts the helix near the first Mn ligand; and (3) the locations of glycine and proline residues in the domain connector (residues 92 to 99) and in the vicinity of the short cross connection (residues 150 to 159) that links two strands of the beta-sheet.
(13) The instrument consists of three elements, namely: The cecal foramen holder, the giraffe shaped connector and the pointer needle.
(14) After cutting the major connector, the base movement increased in all three planes with the different forces applied.
(15) The peritonitis rates observed with various peritoneal dialysis techniques and connectors are analyzed based on literature results and a large center experience.
(16) For fixing the catheter, a satisfactory result is obtained by cutting the protruding end to 15-20 cm, attaching a connector, and suturing it to the skin of the temporal region.
(17) Topoisomerase I treatment of the complexes followed by deproteinization suggested that supercoils were restrained by the connectors.
(18) Marginal discrepancies of the castings on the dies and the length of the castings were compared before and after sectioning the castings at the connectors.
(19) Increasingly complex devices to carry out exchanges in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) have failed to improve on the peritonitis rates of the Italian 'Y' system which uses simple flushing along with antiseptic to sterilise the connectors.
(20) A disposable Y-connector for use when two infusions are connected to the same channula has been tested.